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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1.1744/45 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 6/86/262 | RNLPC | |
| 19.11.1745 | Lieutenant ADM 6/17/168 | CSORN | |
| 19.11.1745 | 24.10.1746 | Falmouth (50), Second Lieutenant ADM 6/17/168 Confirmed 30.10.1746 | ADM 6/17 |
| 17.6.1755 | Commander ADM 6/18/174 | CSORN | |
| 17.6.1755 | 29.6.1756 | Swan (14), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/174 | ADM 6/18 |
| 30.6.1756 | Captain ADM 6/18/287 | CSORN | |
| 30.6.1756 | 20.8.1756 | Yarmouth (64), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/287 | BWAS-1714 |
| 20.8.1756 | 17.8.1757 | Chesterfield (44), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/302 | BWAS-1714 |
| 22.5.1758 | 24.12.1761 | Aquilon (28), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/516 | BWAS-1714 |
| 1761 | Married Hester | ||
| 29.3.1761 | 11.6.1761 | Expedition against Belle-Isle | |
| 20.10.1770 | 29.5.1771 | Elizabeth (74), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/303 | BWAS-1714 |
| 15.7.1775 | 17.1.1780 | Resolution (74), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/104 | BWAS-1714 |
| 8.1.1780 | Attack on the Caracas Convoy | ||
| 16.1.1780 | Battle of Cape St. Vincent | ||
| 17.1.1780 | 26.9.1780 | Resolution (74), as Flag Officer, Commodore | BWAS-1714 |
| 17.4.1780 | Battle of Martinique | ||
| 26.9.1780 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/22/177 | CSORN | |
| 24.9.1787 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/23/416 | CSORN | |
| 1.2.1793 | Vice-Admiral of the Red ADM 6/24/200 | ADM 6/24 | |
| 12.4.1794 | Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/25/30 | CSORN | |
| 14.2.1799 | Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 9.11.1805 | Admiral of the Red | CSORN | |
| 12.3.1816 | Appointed Knight Batchelor |